Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Russell[1] | ||
Date of birth | 7 July 1935 | ||
Place of birth | Hounslow, London, England | ||
Date of death | 10 November 2022 | (aged 87)||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Outside right, inside right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
?–1957 | Rhyl | ||
1957–1963 | Sheffield United | 144 | (55) |
1963–1966 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | (2) |
1966–1968 | Rochdale | 61 | (8) |
1968–1969 | Scarborough | ||
1970 | Chorley | ||
International career | |||
1957 | England amateur | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Russell (7 July 1935 – 10 November 2022) was an English footballer who played as an inside or outside right.[2]
He began his career with Rhyl before playing top-flight football for Sheffield United. After leaving United he had spells at Bolton Wanderers, Rochdale, Scarborough and was playing for Chorley when forced to retire through injury. Initially playing as an amateur Russell was capped four times by the England amateur side before turning professional in 1957.
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